Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
[Re: IcorkSOAK]
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03/30/20 10:58 PM
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I can just imagine how much adding a trailer on the back of that Challenger is going to freak out the computer brake system, and the traction control system, not to mention the structural capability of the rear of the car. Turbocharging and supercharging a motor creates power and heat at a different rate then towing a trailer requires. Even a small trailer adds a lot of extra heat to the drive train at a time high heat is already present. It tends to cook the supercharger,turbochargers, the exhaust, the transmission, and over loads the cooling system, the electrical system, and messes up the computer settings.
You might want to look at hitch manufacturers (Ridged, Drawtight, or Curtis) and see if any of them list a hitch for your car. That would at least tell you if the car has the structure to handle a hitch, and how big that hitch can be.
After that warranty will probably depend on the dealership, and what kind of warranty is needed. Generally, supercharged or turbo charged stuff doesn't fair well with towing. The power multipliers create a lot of heat, and towing (even light loads) adds extra heat at the wrong times. Even back in the 80s any turbocharged Mopar warranty was voided when a hitch was added.
that stated, if you add a hitch, and drive it like your towing a big trailer, everything will probably work out OK, but if you drive it hard like there is no trailer back there, your going to kill something on your car, and warranty probably won't cover it when they see the hitch. Gene
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
[Re: IcorkSOAK]
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03/31/20 03:43 AM
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What hasn't really been discussed is it may be a suspension reason why they don't want any trailer towing done.
Most newer cars with performance type suspension don't have the same suspension travel like older cars.
Adding any trailer behind a vehicle changes the way it handles, manufacturers don't want to take the risk of saying you can pull a trailer with anything less than a SUV or Truck.
Even at that, the performance versions of trucks aren't supposed to pull a trailer (Dakota R/T, Viper Ram Truck, SRT Grand Cherokee).
I put a receiver hitch on a 2000 Dakota R/T Extended Cab pickup and soon found out that it bottomed out the suspension with just the trailer behind it. Adding air bags helped, but it still wasn't an ideal setup handling wise.
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
[Re: IcorkSOAK]
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03/31/20 03:10 PM
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Damn pb ... yur sure LONG WINDED !
This is a new Charger with a 6.4 and has MORE than enough STONES to pull a small trailer !
But I DO NOT want to void the warranty in any way. It may have the grapes... but it doesn't have the room. Like I said before... where is it going to mount? There is not much in the way of a frame beyond the rear cradle, and with battery area & exhaust, little room. And if you do manage to find something to attach to.. the exit point is going to be like only 5'-6' off the ground. As mentioned above, there is very little suspension travel on these cars... Any trailer tongue weight traveling downwards over bumps is going to hit a hard stop often... So it better be mounted to frame, and not the trunk floor.
1966 383, 4-sp Charger 38yrs 1970 440+6, 4-sp Road Runner 36yrs 1974 360, auto Challenger 25yrs,in Family 41yrs 2003 Ram 2500 QCLB 4x4 Cummins HO 2010 5.7L R/T 6sp Challenger - Mopar10 2018 392 Daytona Charger
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
[Re: tboomer]
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03/31/20 03:21 PM
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That's from a rolling Stones song...You and Mick Jagger gots to be about the same age... Stones???. You may want to rethink that! The Lizard King and Company........ The Doors.
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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03/31/20 04:25 PM
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That's from a rolling Stones song...You and Mick Jagger gots to be about the same age... Stones???. You may want to rethink that! The Lizard King and Company........ The Doors. THIS ? ... from the gEeZeR band Xpert !!
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
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03/31/20 04:57 PM
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There is a guy here from the Detroit area that pulls a snowmobile on a two place trailer.. There was a post on one of my snowmobile pages with a picture. The guy chimed in and says he does it all winter long. Kevin
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
[Re: IcorkSOAK]
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03/31/20 11:26 PM
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The wife and I use our 2020 Durango to haul but it has a tow package and a 8 speed auto trans With a 5.7. ? .... was the hitch OEM ? The Durango R/T only comes with the 5.7 and towing is an option, has been since the R/T came out in this generation. I looked at one a little while back and took it for a test drive and a super nice vehicle Here's an Durango R/T from a Dodge brochure towing an A12 (or B13?) Super Bee. (and a few more Durango's towing vintage and not so vintage Mopar Muscle.)
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Re: Anyone TOW with a late model Charger/Challenger ?
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04/01/20 12:16 AM
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Only 3/4 ton rams have the 6.4 for towing, but it is not 485 hp, does still require the $$$oil and filter. That’s why I put STANDARD ! ....what is the power rating ? .... and $$$$ oil and filter??!
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